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💢 Anger, Venting & Heated Outbursts in Japanese

Express frustration and anger like a native. Cursing at situations, blowing off steam, fury, reacting when things go wrong.

“Summer 2000, Japan route: rain in Yokohama, a dead phone, and a dinner table that has my whole life planned. I'm done being polite about it. Let's learn to lose our temper properly.” — Rose, your host for this unit

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Key Japanese words and phrases

Japanese	Meaning
本当hontō	really, truly
イライラiraira	irritated, on edge (イライラする)
指図しないでsashizu shinaide	don't tell me what to do
ついてないtsuitenai	out of luck
ありえないarienai	unbelievable, no way
雨ame	rain
遅刻chikoku	being late
うそuso	no way! (lit. a lie)
びしょ濡れbishonure	soaked through
我慢gaman	holding back, putting up with it
ストレス発散sutoresu hassan	blowing off steam
怒るokoru	to get angry
なんでnande	why (casual)
頭に来るatama ni kuru	to make your blood boil, piss you off
あの人ano hito	that person, that guy
キレるkireru	to snap, lose it (slang)
叫ぶsakebu	to scream, shout
八つ当たりyatsuatari	taking it out on someone else
文句monku	complaint
思いっきりomoikkiri	with all your might
仲直りnakanaori	making up (after a fight)
許すyurusu	to forgive
謝るayamaru	to apologize
冷静reisei	calm, level-headed
わけじゃないwake ja nai	it's not that…

Example sentences

彼のお母さん、ほんとうざい。
His mom is so annoying.

今、めっちゃイライラしてる。
I'm so irritated right now.

うそ、バス行っちゃった！
No way, the bus left!

あの人、マジで頭に来る。
That guy really pisses me off.

今夜は思いっきり叫びたい！
Tonight I want to scream my lungs out.

大丈夫。深呼吸して。
It's okay. Take a deep breath.

ジャックに怒ってるわけじゃない。
I'm not angry at you, Jack.

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